<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Selvakumar, S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chidambaram, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, A. P.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzylsulfonic acid functionalized mesoporous Zr-TMS catalysts: an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the preparation of coumarin derivatives by pechmann condensation reaction</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Catalysis Communications</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">benzylsulfonic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pechmann condensation and coumarins</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zr-TMS-BSA catalysts</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MAY</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">777-783</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Benzylsulfonic acid functionalized mesoporous Zr-TMS (Zr-TMS-BSA, Zr-TMS, zirconia based transition metal oxide mesoporous molecular sieves) catalyst is used as an alternative to conventional acid catalysts in the von Pechmann condensation of aromatic alcohols with ethyl acetoacetate leading to the formation of coumarin derivatives in solvent free condition at 150 degrees C. Three types of coumarins, 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin (beta-methylumbelliferone), 7-methoxy-4-methylcoumarin (Methyl-4-methylumbelliferyl ether) and 7,8-benzo-4-methylcoumarin derivatives have been prepared using resorcinol, 3-methoxyphenol and 1-naphthol, respectively. The catalytic activity and the recycle studies of the catalyst in all the three reactions proved the superior performance of the catalyst. Further the products were confirmed by GC, elemental analysis, melting point and NMR techniques. Finally, the probable mechanism for Pechmarm condensation using Zr-TMS-BSA catalyst has been reported. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;3.389&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Selvakumar, S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, A. P.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzoylation of anisole over silicotungstic acid modified mesoporous alumina</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Catalysis Letters</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Friedel-Craft acylation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mesoporous alumina</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silicotungstic acid</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MAR</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3-4</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SPRINGER</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">128</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">363-372</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Mesoporous alumina (MA) molecular sieves were synthesized by using aluminum sec-butoxide as Al precursor and lauric acid as the structure directing agent. The synthesized MA was functionalized with silicotungstic acid (STA) via wet impregnation method and characterized by various physico-chemical techniques. The XRD patterns of a series of HPA functionalized MA are showing the ordered structures. N(2) sorption analysis shows type IV isotherm. NH(3)-TPD measurements revealed an increase in number of acid sites with an increase in loading of STA over MA. At the same time decrease in the acidity was observed with the increase in calcination temperature of the supported materials. Functionalization of STA were also carried out over different alumina supports such as catapol-B (CB) and alumina synthesized without surfactant (ASW) and their activities were evaluated by carrying out liquid phase Friedel-Craft acylation (FC) reaction of anisole with p-toluoyl chloride in a batch reactor at 120 degrees C. Recycling was performed in the FC reaction using 30 wt% STA-MA two times and no major deactivation of the catalyst was observed.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3-4</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1.907</style></custom4></record></records></xml>